Dubai’s Creative Economy Is Becoming a Serious Global Investment Story
Dubai is emerging as a global hub for creative-industry investment, attracting 754 greenfield projects and $3.756 billion of capital in 2025. Behind the numbers is a broader shift in the Middle East, where technology, media,......
AI Is Not Ending Work But It Is Rewriting the Career Ladder
AI is not simply replacing jobs. It is changing how careers begin. As productivity rises and routine junior tasks become easier...
Debt, AI, Climate and Geopolitics: How the Global Economy Is Changing
In her first article for Blogs on Markets, Ankita Mangale explores how debt, AI investment, climate spending and geopolitics are increasingly...
The New Risk Premium: Hormuz, Heatwaves and Fragile Growth
The Strait of Hormuz, European wildfires and fragile growth are forcing markets to reassess inflation, interest rates and risk in...
Semiconductor Sell-off: Why Chip Prices Are Rising as Chip Stocks Fall
Despite record earnings from leading chipmakers, semiconductor stocks have suffered a sharp sell-off. So what's driving the disconnect? This article explores...
How UK Politics Affects Business and Finance: Four Prime Ministers and a Fifth on the Way
The UK is heading for its fifth prime minister since 2020. This article explains how repeated leadership changes have affected business...
Global debt is becoming harder to ignore
Global debt is no longer just a background issue for governments. With public debt near historic highs, interest payments rising and...
Is Syria a Lost Story?
Syria is not a lost story because nothing is happening. It is a lost story because the world stopped paying attention...
Climate Targets Are Losing Political Priority
Climate targets still exist, but they are no longer driving the political agenda in the same way. As governments deal with...
AI Is Moving Faster Than the Global Economy Can Adjust
AI is not just a jobs story. It is a labour story, a pension story, a demand story and a market...